Create Keywords for a Binary Index

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Microsoft Corporation

Updated June 10, 1999

A binary index is automatically generated whenever you compile an index into a compiled help (.chm) file. You can create keywords either by adding them to the index file or as Keyword links (KLinks) that are added to target files.

Keywords in the index will be merged with any that you have added to HTML files when the index is compiled. If you are merging indexes from multiple compiled help files, be sure to consider how to manage the index files in the collection.

Notes

• Binary indexes are automatically sorted by the compiler.
• A binary index will not be created if you select 1.0 as the version in the Compatibility box, on the Compiler tab, in the Project Options dialog box, or if the Create a binary index check box is cleared.

What do you want to do?

	Create a keyword with multiple targets
	To set an index keyword to jump to another keyword
	Create a binary index
	Learn about the difference between binary and site map indexes
	About creating index files